Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Soil and Water Conservationists
vs

79 shared · 16 different

core competencies

37%medium risk
Precision Agriculture Technicians

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricSoil and Water ConservationistsPrecision Agriculture Technicians
Risk Score31.9%36.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile50th71th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)4 / 1512 / 15
Median Salary$67,950$60,130
Employment26K71K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Food Production
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Design
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Interacting With Computers
Performing Administrative Activities
Law and Government
Computers and Electronics
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Soil and Water Conservationists

32%

total discount

Precision Agriculture Technicians

30%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Soil and Water Conservationists

4 of 15 at risk
84%Compute design specifications for implementation of conservation practices, using survey or field information, technical guides or engineering manuals.
57%Gather information from geographic information systems (GIS) databases or applications to formulate land use recommendations.
55%Develop soil maps.
51%Plan soil management or conservation practices, such as crop rotation, reforestation, permanent vegetation, contour plowing, or terracing, to maintain soil or conserve water.
49%Monitor projects during or after construction to ensure projects conform to design specifications.

Precision Agriculture Technicians

12 of 15 at risk
87%Prepare reports in graphical or tabular form, summarizing field productivity or profitability.
86%Draw or read maps, such as soil, contour, or plat maps.
78%Collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS).
67%Document and maintain records of precision agriculture information.
64%Identify spatial coordinates, using remote sensing and Global Positioning System (GPS) data.

Wage Comparison

Precision Agriculture Technicians earns -$7,820(-12%) vs Soil and Water Conservationists
Soil and Water ConservationistsPrecision Agriculture Technicians
10th
$45,260$37,310
25th
$53,190$46,270
Median
$67,950$60,130
75th
$87,980$77,990
90th
$107,720$101,870

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Soil and Water Conservationists2028–2035
Precision Agriculture Technicians2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Soil and Water Conservationists has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Precision Agriculture Technicians.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Soil and Water Conservationists

$46,288

from $67,950

Precision Agriculture Technicians

$38,146

from $60,130

After adjusting for AI risk, Soil and Water Conservationists offers $8,141 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Soil

0

Unique to Precision

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
Regulatory Barriers
Creativity
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